diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
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+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/up.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  class Commands
+    class Up < Base
+      Base.subcommand "up", self
+      description "Creates the vagrant environment"
+
+      def execute(args=[])
+        if env.vm
+          logger.info "VM already created. Starting VM if its not already running..."
+          env.vm.start
+        else
+          env.require_box
+          env.create_vm.execute!(Actions::VM::Up)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def options_spec(opts)
+        opts.banner = "Usage: vagrant up"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb
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+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb
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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class CommandsUpTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Commands::Up
+
+    @env = mock_environment
+    @instance = @klass.new(@env)
+
+    @persisted_vm = mock("persisted_vm")
+    @persisted_vm.stubs(:execute!)
+  end
+
+  context "executing" do
+    setup do
+      @new_vm = mock("vm")
+      @new_vm.stubs(:execute!)
+
+      @env.stubs(:vm).returns(nil)
+      @env.stubs(:require_box)
+      @env.stubs(:create_vm).returns(@new_vm)
+    end
+
+    should "require a box" do
+      @env.expects(:require_box).once
+      @instance.execute
+    end
+
+    should "call the up action on VM if it doesn't exist" do
+      @new_vm.expects(:execute!).with(Vagrant::Actions::VM::Up).once
+      @instance.execute
+    end
+
+    should "call start on the persisted vm if it exists" do
+      @env.stubs(:vm).returns(@persisted_vm)
+      @persisted_vm.expects(:start).once
+      @env.expects(:create_vm).never
+      @instance.execute
+    end
+  end
+end